Domestic boiler.



J. WOODS.

DOMESTIC BOILER.

APPLICATION FILED my. 4, 190B.

921 ,776. Patented May 18, 1909.

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DOMESTIC BOILER.

APPLIOAIION FILED JAN.4, 1908.

921,776, Patented May 18, 1909.

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/ /0 mes 14 000 51 TINTTEEL) hTATEfd JAMES WOODS, OF MAXWELL, TENNESSEE.

DOME STIC BOILER.

Application filed. January 1908.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 18, 1909.

Serial No. 19,353.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES VVOODS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Maxwell, in the county of Franklin and State of Ten nessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Domestic Boilers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has relation to a new and useful improvement in domestic boilers.

The object of my invention is to provide a boiler adapted to be used as a wash kettle and for butchering purposes, as well as for fruit boiling purposes.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown in Figure 1 a front view of a boiler embodying my invention. Fig. 2 shows a side elevation partly in section of the boiler. Fig. 3 shows a rear end view of my boiler. Fig. 4 shows a central transverse sectional view of the boiler through the dividing plate 1. Fig. 5 shows an enlarged broken sectional detail disclosing the position of the recurved supporting ear. Fig. 6 discloses a top view of the recurved supporting car, while, Fig. 7 shows an enlarged view disclosing the securing shoulders in engagement with one of the channel iron supporting legs.

The object of my invention is to provide a simply constructed and readily operated d0- mestic boiler adapted to be used for laundry, cooking and butchering purposes.

In carrying out the object of my invention I provide a double or duplex boiler comrising the forward boiler 2 and the rear oiler 3. It will be noticed that the upper edges of the two boilers do not run parallel with the straight bottom line of the furnace so. that the front boiler is of a capacity less than the rear boiler 3 as shown in F ig. 2. The boilers are separated by means of the dividing plate 1. The bottoms a of these boilers as shown in Fig. 4 are semi-cylindrical and extending from near the upper edges of these semi-cylindrical members are the two equiformed furnace sides 5, 5 which sides are perfectly flat to a point marking the grate line within the furnace or fire box as shown in Fig. 1, from which point the furnace I sides are curved inward as is shown in Fig. 4. The lower edges 7 of the furnace sides are adapted to rest upon the ground as is shown in Fig. 1. At suitable oints the furnace sides 5 are perforated so tfiat the grate bars 8 may be projected through the perforations 19, two of these perforations being shown in The ends of the grate bars 8 are bent over to lie flush against the lower curved portions of the furnace sides to retain these sides in position. Near the upper end each boiler is provided with a recurved ear 12 shown in Fig. 1 while below and in alinement with these recurved ears are two securing shoulders 15 as shown in Figs. 2 and 7.

It will be noticed that the side plates 5 of the furnace converge and are held nearer together at the bottom than above as shown in Fig. 4 and are connected at each end by means of the end plates 10 and 10.

The supporting legs as used in my invention are made of suitable channel iron so that each leg 13 as shown in Fig. 7 is provided with two shoulder-forming flanges 14 extending at right angles to the body or major portion of the standard. The upper recurved cars 12 are adapted to snugly fit between the flanges 14 of the channel iron standards as shown in Fig. 6 while the lower securing shoulders are adapted to ride on top of these flange portions as clearly disclosed in Fig. 7.

Secured to the furnace front 10 as shown in Fig. 1, is a recurved car 19 which car extends in a plane parallel with the furnace front 10. This front furnace plate 10 is provided with a suitable door opening as shown by the dotted lines 00 and at a suitable point is )erforated to receive the supporting bolt 16 orming a pivot pin.

Pivotally held upon the bolt 16 is the furnace door 17 provided with the recurved handle 18 and this furnace door at its lower edge opposite the bolt 16 rests within the recurved ear 19 to properly hold this pivotally held door 17. To open this, furnace door 17 the operator carries the same upward by means of the handle 18 which later forms a supporting leg for the door so as to expose the furnace feed opening It will be noticed that the door opening extends above as well as below the line of grate bars.

By these means I provide a set of grate bars upon which the larger and coarser fuel will be held while burning, the glowing embers dropping through between the transversely held grate bars 8 and falling upon .the sloping sides 6 will be directed and deflected toward the center of the furnace to forma-hot bed of coals below the grate fire proper.

The-supporting standards 13 .are. readily. removed in placing the boiler onend and.

then inserting the channel iron standards which are suitably curved, first between the shoulders .-l 5 l and then under the recurved. se-

curingears 12. At therearas shown in Fig.1 3 I' provide the rear furnace plate 10 with a of course placed within the fire boX of the furnace.

ItLoften occurs especially in the preservingofifruitthata small quantity ofonekind ofi ruit is preparedsimultaneously with a larger'quantity of another kind of fruit and 'for thatf'purposel have provided my boiler with an upper slanting edge so that one kettle will be of a greater capacity than the other. I

And having thus described my said invention what I claim as new is A domestic boiler of the class described comprising two semi-cylindrical kettles in combination with a furnace comprisin two a converging side plates having their lower POIlZlOnSOUI'VGCl toward one another and provided with aseries of grate bar openings, of a series oi transversely disposed grate bars within said openings having their ends flanged over and forming supportingstays,

of a rear furnaceplate-having apipe opening; a front furnace plate having a door openlng anda recurved ear near-itslower edge upon one sideof said door opening a pivot pinwithin saidfrontplatejnear the upon the side opposite StlClI-Bitl'; adoor pivotally held by said p111 door opening and with its lower end restingwithin said ear,

and'supporting legs removably secured to said furnace in themanner disclosed.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence or two witnesses.

his i JAMES woons;

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Witnesses: V T; J .1 SrsK, GEORGE Jo NsoN. 

